Retreat
She chose retreat for me to write about...because that's where 1 of her kids and 2 of mine are right now (and a roomful of dozens of other sons and daughters) - the Velocity Retreat. I am so excited for them and for the 24 hours they are spending with incredible leaders who love Jesus and who are willing to pour their lives out for our kids.
God, please do something miraculous on this retreat! May each student, each of the ETAGS, each staff person, each employee at the retreat center experience YOU. May they encounter You and Your Love and Your Truth. May they hear Your voice loud and clear telling them WHO THEY ARE. They are YOURS. They are loved and wanted and accepted and valuable and worth the price You paid to be in relationship with them. May the enemy's lousy stinking no good blankity blank (fill in with your favorite curse words if you'd like) lies be silenced in the STRONG AND MIGHTY AND AWESOME name of Jesus. No more depression. No more anxiety. No more low self-worth. No more sexual confusion and pornography addiction. No more eating disorders. No more bullying. No more of all the things that trip our students up.
That seems impossible. An impossible prayer. But my shotgun riding friend reminded me that nothing is impossible with our God. nothing. And I think you want these things removed from our childrens' lives even more than we do. God may these things be far from our children....but (and this feels a little dangerous to pray) may they be close to others who are experiencing these things so that they can share the love and light and freedom and security that can be found in You. Only in You. May they depend on You. May they listen to You. May they walk with You. And may they help others do the same.
My heart is overwhelmed with how much You love them. Thank you for loving our children so much more than we do. Perfectly. Thank you for sharing them with us...for trusting us with them...thank you for retreats like this one that WILL DRAW them closer to You. They are drawing near to You tonite, we know You are drawing near to them.
Thank you, God.
God, please do something miraculous on this retreat! May each student, each of the ETAGS, each staff person, each employee at the retreat center experience YOU. May they encounter You and Your Love and Your Truth. May they hear Your voice loud and clear telling them WHO THEY ARE. They are YOURS. They are loved and wanted and accepted and valuable and worth the price You paid to be in relationship with them. May the enemy's lousy stinking no good blankity blank (fill in with your favorite curse words if you'd like) lies be silenced in the STRONG AND MIGHTY AND AWESOME name of Jesus. No more depression. No more anxiety. No more low self-worth. No more sexual confusion and pornography addiction. No more eating disorders. No more bullying. No more of all the things that trip our students up.
That seems impossible. An impossible prayer. But my shotgun riding friend reminded me that nothing is impossible with our God. nothing. And I think you want these things removed from our childrens' lives even more than we do. God may these things be far from our children....but (and this feels a little dangerous to pray) may they be close to others who are experiencing these things so that they can share the love and light and freedom and security that can be found in You. Only in You. May they depend on You. May they listen to You. May they walk with You. And may they help others do the same.
My heart is overwhelmed with how much You love them. Thank you for loving our children so much more than we do. Perfectly. Thank you for sharing them with us...for trusting us with them...thank you for retreats like this one that WILL DRAW them closer to You. They are drawing near to You tonite, we know You are drawing near to them.
Thank you, God.
